MalwareHealthcareRetail & ConsumerHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHIHighActive

PurFoods Holdings, LLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 22, 2023

Filed

Aug 25, 2023

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

9,094state residents only

Linked

13 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for PurFoods Holdings, LLC →

PurFoods, LLC (dba Mom's Meals) reported a ransomware cyberattack occurring between Jan 16 and Feb 22, 2023, discovered on Feb 22, 2023. Encryption of files and potential data exfiltration were identified. Affected data included names, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account info, and PHI. 9,094 Washington residents were notified on Aug 25, 2023. Response included law enforcement notification, credit monitoring via Kroll, and HIPAA notifications.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d26 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 37 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 184 days

Jan 16, 2023

Begins

Feb 22, 2023

Discovered

Aug 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

This filing is one of 13 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_2348d2b3c548f4132023-08-25Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_45869f2bc5c79a752023-08-25Verified
Maine State AGbd_5922a07dfc32ec372023-08-25Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_71f79a87b2334fa22023-08-25Verified

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Montana State AGbd_c2d1d182956f3f112023-08-25Verified
California State AGbd_d13fdb19999e965e2023-08-25Verified
Indiana State AGbd_deb31006ed70dde82023-08-25Verified
Vermont State AGbd_e470432f0b0b59282023-08-25Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_e7c24620c0d2d47c2023-08-25Verified
Oregon State AGbd_b19ff7b969be846d2023-08-31 · +6dVerified

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

Name: PurFoods Holdings, LLC
norm: purfoods holdings

Name: PurFoods Holdings, LLC
norm: purfoods holdings
Industry: HealthcarellmRetail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Feb 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Jan 16, 2023 – Feb 22, 2023
Undetected for: 37 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 25, 2023
Affected individuals: 9,094state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementNotified U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesProviding written notice to relevant state regulators

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the help of third-party specialists
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Kroll
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Notifying the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and prominent media pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing our existing policies and procedures to identify additional measures and safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(184 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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HHS OCRAug 25 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 25 · first

Maine State AGAug 25 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 25 · first

Montana State AGAug 25 · first

California State AGAug 25 · first

Indiana State AGAug 25 · first

Vermont State AGAug 25 · first

South Carolina State AGAug 25 · first

Washington State AGAug 25 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Aug 25 (IA), last Aug 31 (OR) — a 6-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA26349.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 25, 2023
Raw hash: b9f84fe0bc60d083a5a29e2981f53b838ab78c3b34c4c25c6ea641242b215d31

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPurFoods Holdings, LLC

Victim entityPurFoods Holdings, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 22, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the help of third-party specialists

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com